Water Flashcards

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How many people do not have access to sanitation services that are necessary for reasonable health and hygiene

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2.6 billion

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1
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How many people do not have access to drinking water

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887 million people

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2
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What percent of adult human body is made up of water

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65-75%

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3
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How many children die every year from diseases stemming from lack of water

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1.5 million

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4
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What percentage of aquatic species has become extinct in the 20th century

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20%

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5
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Water covers 70% of the earths surface, but how much of that is drinking water?

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Less than 3 %

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6
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How long can water remain harmful to humans once polluted

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2000 years

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7
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How much water does it take to grow a kilo of rice

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1000L

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8
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Average daily water use in Ethiopia

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5L

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9
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How many hours are spent each year in Africa

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40 billion

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10
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Sanitation facilities would save health care systems in developing countries how much US dollars

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4 billion

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11
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What is the moist significant medical advance since 1840

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Sanitation

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12
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According to the UN poor sanitation hygiene and unsafe water claim ______ lives everyday

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4000

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13
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Clean and safe lateines are critical to advancing a girls education

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True

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14
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It is estimated 10 billion dollars was spent annually it would halve the number of people without basic sanitation

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What Europeans spend on ice cream each year

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15
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5 effects of desert thirst

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1) saliva thick
2) lump throat, difficult breathing
3) skin shrinks
4) hallucinogen
5) lips dissapear

16
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Water scarcity

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Demand higher than availability

17
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Physical water scarcity

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Not enough for everyone’s needs

18
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Economic water scarcity

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Finances limit access to water

19
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Water issues

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Every min 1 person in India die from a water related disease
1/6 don’t have water
4 people die every minute in the world

20
Q

How much does n.a , Europe and developing countries use

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105 gal
53 gal
1 gal

21
Q

More water issues

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4100 die of diahreea
90% are under 5
2.5 billion don’t have a toleit
443 million school days lost

22
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How many people die each year from water born disease

23
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How many veins and arteries do we have in our body

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How many people get sick each year from tap water
500k-7 million
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What are we not removing from water
Bugs/ drugs
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How many human chemicals are there
116k
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What percentage is used for farming
5-10x more
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Common pesticide in u.s
Atrazene
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Where has atrazine been banned
Europe
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How Is water delivered in delopij for countries
Private companies
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How many children in Bolivia die
1/10
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What rivers don't flow
Colorado
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How much money spent on bottled water
100 billion
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How much a year do we need to spend to have safe water for the entire planet
30 billion
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What is the global impact of water reservoir
Ecosystem alteration
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How much does nestle pump out of streams a minute in Michigan
450 gallons per min
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What did cola distribute to communities
Free fertilizer